Tag Archives: In the neighborhood

To those who are supposed to be in charge, re Park 51 Community Center

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

Sent to Governor Paterson and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and a few others today: Please cease and desist trying to influence the building or moving of the Park 51 Islamic community center near the site of the World Trade Center immediately. … Continue reading →

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Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

Last night, Dino, Rich, Holly and I went to see The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Faithful readers know that going to the movies is a rare event for me and I was glad that the movie was so good last night. Skillfully … Continue reading →

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Things to ponder department:

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

Courtesy of The Writer’s Almanac on the anniversary of the first atomic bomb testing: J. Robert Oppenheimer was the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, which created the atomic weapon. Years later, he said that what came to his mind … Continue reading →

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Fishing Poem

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

an excerpt from Going on the Belief Walleyes Eat Late by Thom Ward via The Writer’s Almanac ….The thought of those fish can tease a mile of line from a reel. So we let out a little more As the … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’ve been taking frequent breaks today because of the heat and spent some rare time actually surfing the web – checking out not just the folks whose blogs I read regularly but some of those belonging to their readers. That … Continue reading →

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